It's been ages since I've posted - I'm still alive and kicking. It's sad how when you have to write for your main day job, your 'hobby' of writing falls by the wayside. Especially when you have to conserve your energy as you battle chronic illnesses … [Read more]
Mastectomy and DIEP operation
A little over two weeks ago, I went up to Berlin for the mastectomy and rebuild of my left breast using my belly. I knew it wasn't a small operation, but the warnings beforehand about all the possible complications rattled me. Still, it was either … [Read more]
Breast biopsy – nasty but necessary
A breast biopsy can be done in a number of ways, usually under mammography. The hospital didn't give me all that much information, a few diagrams and some warnings. So I thought I'd share my experience here, and hopefully help others when they aren't … [Read more]
A breast cancer shock – another colour for my ribbon collection
I've just been handed a malignant breast cancer diagnosis after a (very painful) mammogram. It's hard to describe how overwhelming such a diagnosis is. Shock, disbelief, dread, but also a feeling of inevitability, and much cursing of Murphy - the … [Read more]
Why work only part-time and at home?
Apart from obviously having to deal with increased pain from working long hours despite being chronically ill, there are a number of things that eat away at time, much more than with healthy people. I'm thankful that the times seem to have … [Read more]
Anger management: Healthy habit challenges
In all of the stress and frustration surrounding my recent doctors' visits, I've stopped a number of my healthy habits. I need to calm down, focus, and re-establish these habits, so that the anger doesn't have so much of a detrimental effect on my … [Read more]
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